Bar code placement, Before you begin – Kodak 7520 User Manual

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A-61140 January 2000

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Bar code placement

Bar codes must appear with the bars perpendicular to the leading edge of
the document:

Leading edge
(fed into transport first)

Trailing edge

In addition, the following must be true:

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The bar code must be at least 0.25 in. (6.3 mm) from the leading
edge of the document.

•

The bar code must be at least 0.25 in. (6.3 mm) from the trailing
edge of the document.

•

There must be at least 0.25 in. (6.3 mm) of blank space preceding
the start character and following the stop character.

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The bar code may not exceed 11 in. (275 mm) in length.

•

The bar code height must be at least 0.40 in. (9.5 mm) or 25% of the
bar code length, whichever is greater.

More detailed specifications are provided in Kodak publication, Bar Code
Made Easy
(A-61099).

Before you begin

Before feeding documents containing bar codes, verify the following:

•

Bar code reading is enabled in the current mode.

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The bar code confirmation tone is enabled (if desired).

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A bar code test has been performed and the read rate/accuracy is
satisfactory.

Once each of these items has been verified, you may begin feeding
documents.

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